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Robert Whittaker has broken the silence as to why he pulled out of UFC 248 on March 7. When Whittaker pulled out rumors came out that it was to do with his family. Yet, that is not the case as speaking to the Daily Telegraph “The Reaper” re…
Robert Whittaker has broken the silence as to why he pulled out of UFC 248 on March 7. When Whittaker pulled out rumors came out that it was to do with his family. Yet, that is not the case as speaking to the Daily Telegraph “The Reaper” revealed he was just burnt out as the […]
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Former UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker has been off the radar for the last several months since pulling out of his scheduled bout with Jarred Cannonier at UFC 248. Speaking to The Daily Telegraph’s Nick Walshaw, Whittaker explained the reason for his absence was due to being burnt out from constant training over the past […]
Former UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker has been off the radar for the last several months since pulling out of his scheduled bout with Jarred Cannonier at UFC 248.
Speaking to The Daily Telegraph’s Nick Walshaw, Whittaker explained the reason for his absence was due to being burnt out from constant training over the past several years.
“I sacrificed everything, my team suggested several plans which I took to and because it worked I just kept at it. But you can’t keep doing that forever. You just can’t. I just wasn’t home”.
“And every time I missed an event or had to leave early, whenever I trained through Easter or ran Wanda Dunes on another Christmas Day, each one became like suffering a knock”.
Whittaker shared that it was on Christmas day after running Wanda Dunes he decided he needed to take some time off.
“I was completely burnt out, and walking back to the car afterwards I told myself that what I was doing, it wasn’t normal. So after arriving home I got straight on the phone to my team, who had been at Wanda with me, and said ‘everything is paused until I work out how to stop feeling this way’”.
During his absence rumours started to circulate regarding donating bone marrow for his daughter to which Whittaker shut down.
“I have no idea where that came from. During the break, I got off all social media to spend time with family so it was my old man who actually contacted me, explaining there was this crazy rumour going around”.
“My kids are all fine, they are fine. It was me who had the issue”.
At this stage there is no set date or opponent for Whitaker’s return, however, Darren Till had been eyeing off a match against the former champion taking to social media regularly to taunt him.
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Middleweight contender Darren Till say’s he’d happily accept a short-notice bout against former champion Robert Whittaker on Fight Island. The pair are currently scheduled to meet at UFC Dublin in August. Due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, it is now uncertain if the event will still take place in Ireland this summer. UFC President Dana […]
The pair are currently scheduled to meet at UFC Dublin in August. Due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, it is now uncertain if the event will still take place in Ireland this summer.
UFC President Dana White is looking for alternative options to host events and has secured a private island to do so. It is currently getting the infrastructure put in place and White expects the island to be ready to go in a month.
Speaking on the Fight Disciples podcast Till said he’d be willing to fight on the island if the UFC calls and offers him Whittaker.
“Do I think I’ll fight? I mean, yeah if they call it up and say, ‘Let’s do it. We’ve got the island open. We’ve agreed to it now. You’re going to be the fourth event against Whittaker.’ Yeah, I’ll fight. I can’t see any fights happening in the next three months. I don’t think we’ve even hit a proper lockdown yet. … Another few weeks and it’ll be one of them (orders) where you won’t be allowed to leave the house unless it’s essential.”
The thought of fighting with little or no crowd isn’t something which particularly worries Till. As long as he gets paid right and is given a little time to prepare he’s game.
“My ‘foe’ (Jorge) Masvidal put on Twitter,” Till said. “He said, ‘Fighting in front of no crowds, that’s new to do.’ He’s done it in backyards. Obviously, I’ve never been filmed fighting in backyards. I’ve done enough fighting on the street, mate. If they rung me and said, ‘Listen, you’re going to get paid as normal for a fight against Whittaker. You have a month to get ready.’ I’d stay sound, yeah. I’d run everyday to keep my weight down and go fight.
“It is what it is. I’d go in there with the mentality I’m not the fittest I’m going to be, whatever. I’m just going in there to slug it out. I think that’s the mentality that’d I’d have. So I’d do it, yeah. But will everyone else?” (Transcribed by MMA Junkie)
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The UFC is reportedly on the verge of signing a Robert Whittaker vs. Darren Till showdown to be the main event for UFC Fight Night in Dublin on Aug. 15…
The UFC is reportedly on the verge of signing a Robert Whittaker vs. Darren Till showdown to be the main event for UFC Fight Night in Dublin on Aug. 15…
Fight fans may be in for a treat as Robert Whittaker vs. Darren Till is reportedly close to being finalized. ESPN’s Brett Okamoto reports that Whittaker vs. Till is being targeted for UFC Dublin on Aug. 15. Okamoto notes that bout agreements have…
Fight fans may be in for a treat as Robert Whittaker vs. Darren Till is reportedly close to being finalized. ESPN’s Brett Okamoto reports that Whittaker vs. Till is being targeted for UFC Dublin on Aug. 15. Okamoto notes that bout agreements haven’t been signed yet but that stage is close. Here’s what Okamoto had […]
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Former UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker was expected to make his return to Octagon action at UFC 248 in March. Whittaker was scheduled to face Jared Cannonier on the pay-per-view (PPV) card. However, “Bobby Knuckles” pulled from the event due to undisclosed personal reasons. Soon after, reports began to surface that Whittaker had actually pulled […]
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Former UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker was expected to make his return to Octagon action at UFC 248 in March.
Whittaker was scheduled to face Jared Cannonier on the pay-per-view (PPV) card. However, “Bobby Knuckles” pulled from the event due to undisclosed personal reasons. Soon after, reports began to surface that Whittaker had actually pulled from the card because he is going to donate bone marrow to his ill daughter. Whittaker’s two-year-old daughter, Lilliana, is reportedly sick.
However, Whittaker has taken to Instagram to provide a brief update on his situation, calling out some false rumors that were going around about him. He didn’t mention the report going around about his daughter, however. Whittaker added that he’ll be back soon, stronger and better.
“Thanks everyone for all the support & well wishes, lots of false rumors out there so please ignore them. I have been off socials working with some personal matters and spending time with my family, i will back very soon, stronger & better than ever before. #alliswell #reapernation“
Whittaker comes off a second-round knockout loss to Israel Adesanya in October, where he dropped the 185-pound title to his Nigerian foe. Prior to the loss, Whittaker was on a nine-fight win streak, which included wins over Uriah Hall, Derek Brunson, Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza, and two wins over Yoel Romero.
His bout with Adesanya was his first official title defense due to Romero missing weight in their second bout, making it a non-title contest. The 29-year-old sounds prepared to get back on track to the 185-pound title, perhaps eventually rematching Adesanya after what was a lopsided contest in their initial bout at UFC 243.
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